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Lumphanan

Lumphanan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 550. It has around 1 restaurant or café and 3 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lumphanan area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Aberdeenshire area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Aberdeenshire
County
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

6°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 58% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 2° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:22

8h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

80US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Angus Forfar Glamis Rd, United Kingdom

Road safety

123 reported road collisions (2025)

83 killed or seriously injured · 187 casualties · 4.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

6 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08

Detached£294,811
Semi-detached£179,463
Terraced£149,065
Flat£100,395

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 8 kW
  • Nearest: Platform 22 (4.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

264,640 residents in Aberdeenshire

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

1% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 3% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Andrew Bowie

Conservative

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£825 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,395 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Lumphanan · 0.1 km

    Lumphanan is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland located 25 miles (40 km) from Aberdeen and 10 miles (16 km) from Banchory.

  • Lumphanan railway station · 0.1 km

    Lumphanan railway station, Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland stood from 1859 to 1966 on the Deeside Railway that ran from Aberdeen (Joint) to Ballater. It served the village of Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, famous for it…

  • Peel of Lumphanan · 1.1 km

    The Peel of Lumphanan, also known as the Peel Ring or Peel Bog of Lumphanan, is a defensive structure dating back to the 13th century. It is located near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.

  • Battle of Lumphanan · 1.4 km

    The Battle of Lumphanan was fought on 15 August 1057, between Macbeth, King of Scots, and the future King Malcolm III. Macbeth would die from wounds sustained in the battle, which came after his defeat at the battle o…

  • A980 road · 2.9 km

    The A980 road is a relatively short 20.6-mile (33.2 km) main road in north-east Scotland.

  • Auchenhove Castle · 3.6 km

    Auchenhove Castle is a castle, of which little remains, dating from the 16th century, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Aboyne, at Auchenhove, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lumphanan?
Lumphanan is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Lumphanan?
Lumphanan has an approximate settlement population of 550.
How deprived is Lumphanan?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Lumphanan, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.